Janelle Monáe comes out as ‘pansexual.’ What does that mean?

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American musical recording artist, actress, and model Janelle Monáe arrives on the red carpet for the global celebration of the film "Hidden Figures" at the SVA Theatre, Saturday, Dec. 10, 2016 in New York. The film is based on the book of the same title, by Margot Lee Shetterly, and chronicles the lives of Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson -- African-American women working at NASA as “human computers,” who were critical to the success of John Glenn’s Friendship 7 mission in 1962. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)

In a Rolling Stone cover story, Janelle Monáe came out as “pansexual.” After identifying as bisexual, Monáe says that once she read about pansexuality, she realized: “ ‘Oh, these are things that I identify with too.’ I’m open to learning more about who I am.”

If this is the first time you’ve heard this term, let us translate.

GLAAD puts pansexuality under the bisexual umbrella, defining the term as “anyone attracted to people of all genders or sexes, or regardless of sex or gender.”Read More…

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  1. Janelle has given of herself as an awesome talent what she dose sexually is her private life. I believe God will give her all the love and forgiveness she needs to be the greatest child of God she can. Entertainment is insane because the reward for success is nosey mfs dig into your life to make theirselves feel good. I don’t need to know who or what a person sleeps with. Just perform like it’s your dream job and it’s all good. Jay, baby girl you are outstanding and the world should respect and honor you for your talents. Keep on sista, f#@* what haters going through. God bless all readers.